WorldView-3 Satellite Launch #1
A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket carrying DigitalGlobe's WorldView-3 satellite launched on Aug. 13, 2014, from Space Launch Complex-3 at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California.
WorldView-3 Satellite Launch #2
A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket carrying DigitalGlobe's WorldView-3 satellite launched on Aug. 13, 2014, from Space Launch Complex-3 at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California.
WorldView-3 Satellite Launch #3
A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket carrying DigitalGlobe's WorldView-3 satellite launched on Aug. 13, 2014, from Space Launch Complex-3 at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California.
WorldView-3 Satellite Launch #4
A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket carrying DigitalGlobe's WorldView-3 satellite launched on Aug. 13, 2014, from Space Launch Complex-3 at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California.
WorldView-3 Satellite Blasts Off
DigitalGlobe's powerful WorldView-3 Earth-imaging satellite blasts off on Aug. 13, 2014.
WorldView-3 Satellite Rises into the Sky
DigitalGlobe's powerful WorldView-3 satellite rises into the California sky on Aug. 13, 2014.
WorldView-3 Satellite
WorldView-3 is the fourth Ball Aerospace-built satellite in the DigitalGlobe constellation. During its planned seven and a half year life, it will offer the most advanced Earth imagery currently available for commercial applications.
DigitalGlobe's WorldView-3 Satellite Encapsulated #2
A four-meter diameter Atlas V payload fairing encapsulates DigitalGlobe's WorldView-3 satellite. Launch is scheduled for Aug. 13, 2014, from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.
WorldView-3 Earth-Imaging Satellite
Technician working on the WorldView-3 satellite, which Ball Aerospace built for DigitalGlobe.
DigitalGlobe's WorldView-3 Satellite Encapsulated
A four-meter diameter Atlas V payload fairing encapsulates DigitalGlobe's WorldView-3 satellite. Launch is scheduled for Aug. 13, 2014, from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.
DigitalGlobe's WorldView-3 Satellite Encapsulated #3
A four-meter diameter Atlas V payload fairing encapsulates DigitalGlobe's WorldView-3 satellite. Launch is scheduled for Aug. 13, 2014, from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.
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